Background
Burns, Pat Ackerman Gonia was born on July 16, 1938 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Daughter of Richard Lee and Hattie Eugenia (Bragg) Ackerman.
information systems specialist software engineer
Burns, Pat Ackerman Gonia was born on July 16, 1938 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Daughter of Richard Lee and Hattie Eugenia (Bragg) Ackerman.
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, University Alabama, 1970. Postgraduate, University Alabama, 1977.
Missionary, United Methodist Board of Missions, Sumatra, Indonesia, 1961-1964; homebound teacher, Huntsville (Alabama) City Schools, 1970-1975; member technical staff, General Research Corporation, Huntsville, 1975-1979; research scientist, Nichols Research Corporation, Huntsville, 1979-1984; manager personnel division, Nichols Research Corporation, Huntsville, 1984-1987; management information systems department head, Nichols Research Corporation, Huntsville, 1987-1990; director information systems division, Nichols Research Corporation, Huntsville, 1990-1995; program manager Management Information System and technical Management Information System, United States Army Space and Strategic Defense Systems, 1990-1993; director information system, Trinity United Methodist Church, Huntsville, since 1996. Member of advisory committee Drake Technology School, Huntsville, 1988-1994. Program manager USASDC Management Information System//TMIS, 1990-1994.
Member Parent-Teachers Association, Huntsville, 1994, Church Women United, Huntsville, Community Chorus, Huntsville. Board directors United Methodist Children's Home, Alabama and Florida, 2000-2003. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, National Association of Female Executives, Data Processing Management Association, Association Personnel Administrators, American Computer Society, Huntsville Chamber of Commerce (speaker 1986-1995).
Married Robert Edward Gonia, June 4, 1957 (divorced January 1973). Children: Deborah Hayes, Junita Grantham, Ronald Gonia. Married James Clayton Burns, June 23, 1984 (deceased December 1989).